pigheaded

[ pig-hed-id ]

adjective

1. stupidly obstinate; stubborn:

   pigheaded resistance.

   Synonyms: mulish, bullheaded

Other Words From

• pig·head·ed·ly adverb
• pig·head·ed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pigheaded¹

First recorded in 1610–20; pig ¹ + headed ( def 3 )

Example Sentences

Viola is so pigheaded, if once she says a thing, she'll stick to it.

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The captain is a canny, suspicious, pigheaded old Scottish-man!

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She was quite sure that Tappitt was wrong, and thought of him at once as an obstinate, foolish, pigheaded old man.

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All Jim Manning really cares about is his own pigheaded sense of race and nationality.

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Oh, pigheaded is a better word, at times, if you insist on the truth!

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